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Wednesday, August 09, 2006with Road Rewards  Greyhound Lines the largest coach bus operator in the United States has launched a brand new loyalty program to reward and recognize its regular ridership. Greyhound that up until now hasn't had a official loyalty program in place now has Road Rewards. The comprehensive program that gives travelers a slew of incentives as they earn their way through traveling by bus. Riders can travel to any of the 3100 destinations across the U.S. and each time depending on the destination rack up points that can be cashed in for different deals and prizes from the company. You can easily sign up of the Road Rewards section. of the Greyhound website . To start earning you simply fill out the electronic form, submit it and will automatically get 10% off the fare of your next trip with them.  After you travel six legs with Greyhound you get a free companion pass and 15% off a full fare ticket. Companion passes mean that you can bring a friend or family member along with you for the trip for free. At this level you also receive a series of 10% off certain food and beverages which you can use until the end of the year or 12 month period from when you singed up. This cycle then runs through until all incentives expire and then begins again. Following ten one way trips on Greyhound coaches you receive an additional companion pass and 20% off your next fare. The final level you can obtain is following sixteen legs on the buses you get a free ticket to anywhere in the U.S., take your pick of the 3100 destinations that Greyhound travels to. This is a real milestone for Greyhound whose business is back and booming praticularly following 9/11 which continues to descrease the load factors of airplanes across the nation. Load factors being the capacity that an airplane is filled, a good load factor is debated amognst airlines but usually 75-80% is sufficient. Many American airlines have been far below that. Greyhound is a solid alternative to flying and offers a different style of trip that allows you to see cities much more than if you simply fly 39,000 feet above them. Road Rewards is thus far only offered in the U.S. with Greyhound Lines, the American division of Greyhound. Greyhound Canada does not offer these rewards but I see no reason for them not to follow suit in the near future. 
Teague Neal blogged on 1:50 PM
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